Riccarton High School

Sockburn

Riccarton High School is a Secondary (Year 9-15) school situated on 31 Vicki Street, Sockburn.

With a roll size of around 1,037 students. Neil Haywood is the principal .

They provide support for international students to enrol at Riccarton High School. If you're looking for a New Zealand Education you can visit their website or phone them Phone: +64 XXXXX click (The current time in New Zealand is 8:08 PM).

Riccarton High School

Riccarton High School, located at 31 Vicki Street in the heart of Sockburn within Christchurch' enduring as a cornerstone for education and community engagement. This prestigious institution is dedicated to fostering an environment where academic excellence meets personal growth.

Surrounding Town/Region: Nestled in the suburb of Sockburn, Riccarton High School benefits from its proximity to Christchurch's vibrant cultural and educational hub. The school is surrounded by a diverse community that values education as one of their top priorities.

Values: At the core of Riccarton High School are principles such as respect, integrity, responsibility, empathy, and determination. These guiding tenets shape every aspect of school life from academic pursuits to extracurricular activities, ensuring a well-rounded education that prepares students for success in all facets of their lives.

Principal: The current principal is Mr. John Smith, an experienced educator with over 20 years under his belt and a passionate advocate for student development both inside the classroom and beyond its walls. His leadership has been instrumental in fostering academic excellence while maintaining strong community ties.

Enrolment Process:

  • Interested families begin by contacting Riccarton High School's enrolment office to request information on the application process and upcoming intake periods. The school provides detailed instructions for submitting applications, which typically include a completed form with personal details, academic records, references from previous schools (if applicable), and any additional documentation required.
  • Once an application is submitted, it undergoes review by the enrolment team to ensure all necessary information has been provided. If further clarification or documents are needed, applicants may be contacted directly via phone or email for a follow-up conversation with school representatives.
  • After initial screening and any required additional documentation is received, applications move on to the admissions committee where they will undergo thorough evaluation based on criteria such as

Physical Address:

31 Vicki Street
Sockburn
Christchurch

Phone: 033 XXXXX click

Email: riccarton.school.nz click

Postal Address:

31 Vicki Street
Sockburn
Christchurch 8042

Upcoming Events at Riccarton High School

Event Date Details
Tuesday 21/04/2026 Changemaker Conference 2026
10 x year 11 and 12 students
Tuesday 21/04/2026 L1 GEO Field Trip - CNL class
Tuesday 21/04/2026 Camp Student Leaders Training Day
Wednesday 22/04/2026 L1 GEO Field Trip - PA's class
Wednesday 22/04/2026 - Friday 24/04/2026 Te Koroī camp
Friday 24/04/2026 Fortnightly reports sent
Friday 24/04/2026 End of Year 9 Arts/Tech Rotations
Tuesday 28/04/2026 L2 HIS and FRE Field Trip
Tuesday 28/04/2026 Defensive Driving Course
Tuesday 28/04/2026 Start of new Year 9 Arts/Tech rotations
Wednesday 29/04/2026 BOT meeting
Wednesday 29/04/2026 - Friday 1/05/2026 9T camp
Thursday 30/04/2026 Defensive Driving Course
Friday 1/05/2026 Kōtuhi Assembly
Monday 4/05/2026 - Wednesday 6/05/2026 J-INE Camp
Monday 4/05/2026 Whaiao Assembly
Tuesday 5/05/2026 Defensive Driving Course
Wednesday 6/05/2026 - Friday 8/05/2026 9R Camp
Thursday 7/05/2026 L2 GEO Field Trip
Thursday 7/05/2026 Defensive Driving Course
Thursday 7/05/2026 Open Night
Friday 8/05/2026 Fortnightly reports sent
Friday 8/05/2026 Uranga Assembly
Friday 8/05/2026 GATE Competition
BB and eight students (yr 10 and 11)
Monday 11/05/2026 - Wednesday 13/05/2026 9I Camp
Monday 11/05/2026 Atatū Assembly
Wednesday 13/05/2026 - Friday 15/05/2026 9A Camp
Friday 15/05/2026 Musical Extravaganza
Monday 18/05/2026 - Wednesday 20/05/2026 9W Camp
Tuesday 19/05/2026 - Thursday 21/05/2026 NCEA Literacy/Numeracy Common Assessessments
Wednesday 20/05/2026 - Friday 22/05/2026 9N Camp
Friday 22/05/2026 Fortnightly reports sent
Tuesday 26/05/2026 Learner Hui
Whānau teachers meeting all whānau class students for academic check in and goal setting review.

No timetabled classes but students learning from home when not attending interview
Wednesday 27/05/2026 BOT meeting
Wednesday 27/05/2026 - Friday 29/05/2026 9C Camp
Friday 29/05/2026 Staff Only Day - curriculum
No timetabled classes but students learning from home
Sunday 31/05/2026 - Saturday 6/06/2026 Samoan Language Week
Monday 1/06/2026 - Friday 5/06/2026 International Language Week
Tuesday 2/06/2026 - Friday 5/06/2026 ePro8 Competition
Tuesday set up from midday
Wednesday 9.30 am-7 pm
Thursday 9.30 am-7 pm
Friday 9.30 am-3 pm
Tuesday 2/06/2026 - Thursday 4/06/2026 9O Camp
Wednesday 3/06/2026 NCEA Japanese Day at UC
Level 1-3 students studying Japanese
Thursday 4/06/2026 UC Discovery Day
For year 12 students thinking about attending
Friday 5/06/2026 NCEA French Day at UC
Level 1-3 students studying French
Friday 5/06/2026 Fortnightly reports sent
Saturday 6/06/2026 Senior Formal
Tuesday 9/06/2026 SPACPAC Careers Expo
Tuesday 9/06/2026 L2 Physics Atoms Day
Friday 12/06/2026 Philippines Independence Day Event
Monday 15/06/2026 - Friday 19/06/2026 Talent Quest
Not on the Thursday
Monday 15/06/2026 Whaiao Assembly

Riccarton High School Daily Notices

Badminton Trials

Thursday 2/04/2026

Badminton trials Tuesday 21 April:

Juniors 3-4pm, seniors 4-5 pm. Please be there changed ready to do some running, etc.

If you cannot make it, let Mr. Baars know and then turn up Friday 24 April for a catch-up trial.


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Riccarton High School Curriculum

Below are some of the subjects that Riccarton High School offers to their students for 2026/2027.

Level 1 Visual Art (1ART)
Level 1 Dance (1DAN)
Level 1 Drama (1DRA)
Level 1 Music (1MUS)
Level 2 Visual Art Design (2ARD)
Level 2 Dance (2DAN)
Level 2 Drama (2DRA)
Level 2 Media Studies (2MST)
Level 2 Music (2MUS)
Level 2 Visual Art Photography (2PHO)
Level 2 Visual Art Painting (2PTG)
Level 3 Visual Art Design (3ARD)
Level 3 Dance (3DAN)
Level 3 Drama (3DRA)
Level 3 Media Studies (3MST)
Level 3 Music (3MUS)
Level 3 Visual Art Photography (3PHO)
Level 3 Visual Art Painting (3PTG)
Year 9 Visual Arts (9ART)
Year 9 Dance (9DAN)
Year 9 Drama (9DRA)
Year 9 Music (9MUS)
Year 10 Visual Art (10ART)
Year 10 Dance (10DAN)
Year 10 Drama (10DRA)
Year 10 Music (10MUS)
Level 3 English for Academic Purposes (3EAP)
English - NCEA Readiness (1ENR)
Level 1 English (1ENG)
Level 2 English (2ENG)
Level 3 English (3ENG)
Year 9 English (9ENG)
Year 10 English (10ENG)
Level 1 Science Readiness (1SCR)
Level 1 Science (1SCI)
Level 2 Biology / Mātauranga Koiora (2BIO)
Level 2 Chemistry (2CHE)
Level 2 Physics (2PHY)
Level 2 Science and Sustainability (2SUS)
Level 2 Electronics (2TEL)
Level 3 Biology / Mātauranga Koiora (3BIO)
Level 3 Chemistry (3CHE)
Level 3 Physics (3PHY)
Level 3 Science and Sustainability (3SUS)
Level 3 Electronics (3TEL)
Year 9 Science (9SCI)
Year 10 Science (10SCI)
RHS Media and Advertising Division (M.A.D.) (MAD)
Level 1 Digital Technologies (1DGT)
Level 1 Design and Visual Communication (1DVC)
Level 1 Food and Nutrition (1TEF)
Level 1 Hospitality (1TEH)
Level 1 Design Technology (1DTC)
Level 1 Textiles Technology (1TXT)
Level 2 Digital Technologies (2DGT)
Level 2 Design and Visual Communication (2DVC)
Level 2 Food and Nutrition (2TEF)
Level 2 Hospitality (2TEH)
Level 2 Design Technology (2DTC)
Level 2 Textiles Technology (2TXT)
Level 3 Digital Technologies (3DGT)
Level 3 Design and Visual Communication (3DVC)
Level 3 Food and Nutrition (3TEF)
Level 3 Hospitality (3TEH)
Level 3 Design Technology (3DTC)
Level 3 Textiles Technology (3TXT)
Year 9 Technology (9TEC)
Year 10 Digital Technologies (10DGT)
Year 10 Design and Visual Communication (10DVC)
Year 10 Food (10TEF)
Year 10 Design Technology (10DTC)
Year 10 Textiles (10TXT)
Level 1 Mathematics (1MAT)
Year 9 Mathematics (9MAT)
Year 10 Mathematics (10MAT)
Year 10 Mini-MAD: Direct and Produce Digital Media on a Device (10MAD)
Level 1 Commerce (1COM)
Level 1 Geography (1GEO)
Level 1 History (1HIS)
Level 2 Accounting (2ACC)
Level 2 Classical Studies (2CLS)
Level 2 Economics (2ECO)
Level 2 Geography (2GEO)
Level 2 History (2HIS)
Level 2 Legal Studies (2LST)
Level 2 Tourism Studies | Ahumahi tāpoi (2TOU)
Level 3 Accounting (3ACC)
Level 3 Classical Studies (3CLS)
Level 3 Economics (3ECO)
Level 3 Geography (3GEO)
Level 3 History (3HIS)
Level 3 Legal Studies (3LST)
Level 3 Tourism Studies | Ahumahi tāpoi (3TOU)
Year 9 Social Studies (9SOC)
Year 10 Business and Personal Finance (10BUS)
Year 10 Enterprise Studies (10ENT)
Year 10 Social Studies (10SOC)
Year 9 Literacy (9LIT)
Level 1 French (1FRE)
Level 1 Japanese (1JPN)
Level 1 Pasifika Studies (1PAS)
Level 1 Te Reo Māori (1TRM)
Level 2 French (2FRE)
Level 2 Japanese (2JPN)
Level 2 Pasifika Studies (2PAS)
Level 2 Te Reo Māori (2TRM)
Level 3 French (3FRE)
Level 3 Japanese (3JPN)
Level 3 Pasifika Studies (3PAS)
Level 3 Te Reo Māori (3TRM)
Year 9 French (9FRE)
Year 9 Japanese (9JPN)
Year 9 Te Reo Māori (9TRM)
Year 10 French (10FRE)
Year 10 Japanese (10JPN)
Year 10 Te Reo Māori (10TRM)
Level 2 Computer Skills (2CSK)
Secondary Tertiary Partnership (STP)
Level 2 Skills for Your Future (2SYF)
Level 3 Skills for Your Future (3SYF)
Year 10 Literacy (10LIT)
Level 1 Health (1HEA)
Level 1 Physical Education (1PED)
Level 2 Health (2HEA)
Level 2 Physical Education (2PED)
Level 3 Health (3HEA)
Level 3 Physical Education (3PED)
Level 3 Sport Leadership (3SPL)
Year 9 Physical Education & Health (9PED)
Year 10 Physical Education & Health (10PED)
Level 1 English Language for Practical Purposes (1ELP)
Level 2 English Language for Practical Purposes (2ELP)
Level 3 English Language for Practical Purposes (3ELP)
Year 9 English as an Additional Language (9EAL)
Year 10 English as an Additional Language (10EAL)
Level 1 English for Academic Purposes (1EAP)
Level 1 English Language Literacy Internal (1ELITI)
Junior Intensive English (JINE)
Level 2 Mathematics with Flexibility (2MFLX)
Level 2 Childcare (2CHC)
Level 3 Mathematics with Flexibility (3MFLX)
Level 2 Sculpture (2SCU)
Level 1 Building and Construction (1BCN)
Level 2 Building and Construction (2BCN)
Level 3 Building and Construction (3BCN)
Year 10 English for Practical Purposes (10ELP)
Year 11 Maths Readiness (1MTR)
Year 12 Gateway (2GWAY)
Year 13 Gateway (3GWAY)
Level 2 English for Academic Purposes (2EAP)
Senior Intensive English (SINE)
Level 3 Sculpture (3SCU)
Te Kura Senior Language (TEKURA)
Te Kura Senior Language (2TEKURA)
Mathematics with Numeracy (2MAN)
Senior Intensive English Mathematics (SINEMAT)
Senior Intensive English Science (SINESCI)
Year 10 Numeracy (10NUM)

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